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Service bulletin 98836416

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id601912
Published by NHTSA1998-08-28
Manufacturer's number98836416
Manufacturer's date1998-06-01
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

NHTSA's summary

CONDITIONS REGARDING WEAK OR DISCHARGED BATTERY, SLOW STARTING, GEN OR MIL LAMP ON, VARIOUS DRIVEABILITY SYMPTOMS. *YC

The document

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Components

Electrical system, 12-volt battery

Vehicles listed
BUICK SKYLARK1997, 1998
CHEVROLET CAVALIER1997, 1998
CHEVROLET MALIBU1997, 1998
OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA1997, 1998
OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS1997, 1998
PONTIAC GRAND AM1997, 1998
PONTIAC SUNFIRE1997, 1998

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.